Des Moines press attacks Mark Curtis Defense
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14 SOCIALIST ACTION APRIL 1989 It has been over one year since Mark Curtis was arrested in Des Moines, Iowa, for crimes he did not commit. Curtis, a packinghouse worker and member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), was charged with burglary and sexual assault on a woman he never saw in his life.
The bosses and their courts threw Mark into prison last November. The testimony of the arresting officer, a man with a history of lying in court, was enough to convict Curtis for 25 years. But even his conviction has not satisfied the ruling rich of Des Moines. The capitalist press continues to slander Mark to this day.
The March 7 issue of the Des Moines Register carries an attack on Curtis that masquerades as a "news" article. The newspaper states that many former Curtis endorsers have reconsidered their support. It attempts to prove its case by listing four people who withdrew their support for Curtis and one Boston:
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